“According to Zheng Joyce Wang and others who try to model our decision-making processes mathematically, the equations and…
“Over the past year, several esteemed science professors have been embroiled in sexual harassment scandals. But Katze’s case is exceptional, partly because of his response. In December, he took the unusual step of suing the university in federal court for violating his rights as…
“In June David Weekly, a Google product manager, looked at loading speeds for various websites as he sat in Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi. The quality of the Wi-Fi itself was excellent but many sites were still…
“If we’re going to rely on science as a means for reaching the truth — and it’s still the best tool we have — it’s important that we understand and respect just how difficult it is to get a rigorous result. I could pontificate about all the reasons why science is arduous, but instead I’m…
“This dominant tech archetype doesn’t just affect funders’ decisions. It affects women themselves. All of the stories about start-up culture being defined by twentysomething men who enjoy beer pong don’t make many women want…
“An extensive analysis of trial data 1 has found that responses to sham treatments have become stronger over time, making it harder to prove a drug’s advantage over placebo.
The change in reponse to placebo…
“We’re living in a moment of cognitive dissonance when it comes to deleting. The more evidence we’re presented with that anything we do online can haunt us forever, the more we persist in trying to control our digital histories. A guy can send a barrage ofangry tweets at a…